>> coming up, vice president joe biden is hitting the road to promote the plan to fight gun violence. where he is stopping today in virginia. >> thousands of people will pack the national mall to express their views of abortion. >> the fascination with the first lady's new bangs leads to a twitter handle. good luck finding it. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington" on your side. >> good morning washington. it it is friday, january 25. >> we have some schools on

delay. some close because of the weather. all of that information on your screen. let's get to the storm watch with adam caskey. >> keeping a close look on this next little clipper that will pass through. it will hit right a wrong the rush hour drive home. let's talk about the cold temperatures. bristow 12 above. montgomery village 14. this afternoon will feel a lot like the past couple of days. mostly cloudy with the afternoons no time frame around 2:00 until 9:00. another light coating of snow. the most likely scenario is around 1 inch. it is possible a about a 30% chance that we could see 1 inch

to 3 inches. this weekend we will climb above the freezing for a change. partly cloudy conditions. that is it for your forecast. >> friday morning, love it as we start of quiet. no problems to report in the maryland virginia, or the district. 3953 schilling 10 across the 14th street bridge, this is pretty much what i see. thank goodness we are off to a column start. no problems on 66. an artery coming in from the west. we will take the ride out near the dulles area on to the toll road. it is much better quickly. 95 crashed onto the shoulder and delays just about used up. >> we want to get ready way to

breaking news regarding a shooting in washington d.c.. >> this shooting, have you heard anything about injuries? >> we believe that the female victim has died. that has not been confirmed. this is based on information we are getting from our crew at the scene. this happening at nicholson street and fifth in northwest washington. that is in the brentwood neighborhood. the call came in around -- bay say there was a woman shot in the head and not breathing. based on the crews who are there, they believe this is a fatality. the victim is located along a sidewalk in front of a bus stop. police not seeing any information about the woman's identity. we are looking to get some more information.

>> thank you very much. we would check back in soon. the gun-control debate moves to virginia today as the white house kicks off an effort to push congress to change the gun laws. joe biden will join tim cain and others for a roundtable discussion. president obama has called for universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. >> the jury will visit the scene of a deadly shooting today. daniel harmon wright is accused of fatally shooting patricia cook . he says he shot her when she tried to drive off with his arm trapped in the window. a witness told jurors she never saw the officer trap, drag, or struck by the car. the man who admitted he used a

baseball bat to attack a security guard will be sentenced today. mickel young pleaded guilty to assault charges in connection with the attack. police say he became enraged when staffers would not let him use the phone. police say he wrestled a bat from a security guard, attacked him with it, smashed windows all before stealing an employee's car and driving away. >> 5:05 and a big day on the national mall. a lot of road closures to tell you about. >> it's of people gathering for the 40th anniversary of the landmark decision of the roe v wade decision. >> you can see here behind me the stage is set along the national mall where thousands are expected to gather at noon today. they will march to the supreme court for the annual march for life. this coincides with the 40th anniversary of the landmark

decision handed down by the supreme court. many who will march here today gathered last night for a vigil. the national shrine of the immaculate conception. several roads will be closed in the area starting at 9:30 this morning around the national mall in downtown for the annual event. if heading down here and what a list of the closures, head over to the web site wjla.com. >> thank you very much. a good heads up there. 5:06 and 19 degrees. >> coming up, the excitement is building for super bowl 47 between the baltimore ravens and the

>> we are going to check on the forecast with mr. adam caskey. it took me 15 minutes to warm up my car. i hold you responsible. >> it is cold. widespread teens. this afternoon and another in the mid to upper 20's. we are expecting snow this afternoon and evening. 29 in the district.

14 in cumberland. high's anywhere from 25-30. mostly cloudy and the snow time frame will be from about 2-9:00 p.m. that is why we have a winter weather advisory taking effect later today, not because we have a lot of snow but because it will be affecting the rush hour drive home. another coat of snow iran and its later on today. over all this weekend -- another coat of snow later on today. looking ahead, i think next week we will have high temperatures well into the 50's by tuesday and wednesday. we could be briefly talking about 60 degrees on wednesday but that will be accompanied by a few areas of rain. that is a look of the forecast. how about the commute?

>> a quiet start and the district. off to a nice easy ride. 355 as we make our travels around the region. 207 also good. i like to see that pavement clear and free of snow. heading down to the beltway beach drive and the area is good. it looks like we are good on the parkway and baeach drive. a good start here of to the toll road. 95 lines are open. no complaints on the traffic center. >> time is 5:11 and 19 out there. >> you may need more than just a pim to use future iphones.

>> this is "good morning washington" on your side. >> must president joe biden and senior officials will take a look -- will take part on a round table discussion at the university in richmond. it is part of a series of events that will push congress to make changes to gun laws. a man who admitted using a bat to attack a security guard at a

landover day care center will be sentenced today. mickel young pleaded guilty to charges. police say he was upset day care staffers would not let him use the phone. there will be street closures near the national mall and capitol hill. thousands of abortion opponents gathered for the annual march for life. >> as we get closer to super bowl 47 between the ravens and 40 niner's the city of baltimore prepares to send the team off in style. a rally will be held monday morning. current players, coaches all going to be there along with members of the 2000 super bowl championship team. the baltimore ravens will arrive monday officially. the game is february 3. the indianapolis colts did not make it to the super bowl, but

that is not stopping there owner from showing his generosity. on sunday, he treated he will give away $8,500 cash to one of his followers who predicted the exact score of the patriots and ravens game last weekend. he offered a one. cushion on either side of the score. the coach said, i will be true to my word. the fan even took a photograph of all of the cash. that is not too bad. sources are relieving -- revealing what is supposed to be the song at the super bowl halftime show. >> it will fit -- it will kick off with "crazy in love" and then a destiny's child reunion.

>> the question is who is going to sing it? >> the first lady's new bangs have inspired a d.c. comic to trade a twitter handle. >> when we tried searching for the account, twitter said the user was suspended. we do not know why. he told the washington post that he runs the account, but no word on what happened. i think olivia from scandal had something to do with this one. she took care of that. >> we need a twitter handle for the snow. >> it's really not looking like a big system. light accumulation and another little coating. as much flack as we did for the

way we handle snow when we are driving on it, i love the attitude and how excited we get. we did not have enough snow for a snowman yesterday. this is from ken smith in spotsylvania. she made a snowman head. >> it looks like she is sane, please don't to melt. >> thank you for sending dead in. if you cannot make a full snowmen, just make the head. >>it will probably come in around 2:00 p.m. when art two heavier bands could set up. that will be closer to the mason-dixon line. temperature was, 20 in the district and 18 in winchester,

14 in frederick. widespread teens to start the day. high temperatures this afternoon met and upper 20's. we will finally get above freezing by this weekend briefly. maybe here and there on saturday but especially sunday. notice the unorganized and widely scattered snow here from northern minnesota through the great lakes region and onto the south and parts of kentucky. that is all slowly pushing our way. that will make it here this afternoon and on to the early evening effecting the drive home. we will have a light coating of snow later on this day from the system. it's like the last one. the accumulation will vary. it will not be exactly the same everywhere. overall on average around 1 inch. 25-30 for the high temperature. here are my odds entrants a snowfall chances. we will see between one-quarter

of an inch and 1 inch and a half. it is possible if 30% chance that some of you could see 1 inch of a half to 3 inches. that would be where one or two heavier than 7 to set up. it will be basically luck of the draw, possibly closer to the mason-dixon line and southern maryland. partly cloudy this weekend and high temperatures low to mid 30's. if you hate the cold weather wait until tuesday. will be well into the 50 [applause] at this point. >> -- we will be well into the 50's at that point. >> southbound on the bw parkway inside the beltway, they tell me right away an accident is blocking the right lane. let's go into virginia where we are quiet. let's hope it stays that way. outside the beltway, too, that looks good for everybody. heading into the capital of the anacostia bridge, that is good.

we do have some police department activity at fifth street nw at nicholson st. and also because of a house fire, sherman ave, you can see some fire department activity. downtown bethesda, md., nice and quiet here. around the beltway, early start, lanes are all reported open. >> thank you so much. today he may need more than just a pin to use your next iphone. >> we are close to seeing iphone jegings. >> video adapter your tweets. vine allows users to share six video video clips on their messages. so far it is only available for apple devices. tmeple run 2 is now available for android devices.

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>> a plan to require d.c. taxi drivers to accept credit-card payments is being delayed. the taxicab commission has postponed action to adopt the regulations. the matter will be considered at a meeting on wednesday under the original plan, the deadline to accept non-cash payments was

march 30. because of the delay in implementing regulations, the deadline will now be revised. the kings dominion amusement park is looking for a few thousand men and women for the upcoming season. >> they are looking for people to fill jobs raise -- ranging from food, beverage sales, even singing and dancing. when outgoing people who want to have fun and work hard. applicants must be 15 years old. the official season opens march 29. what could be a huge breakthrough in the fight against aids. the australian researchers say they may have discovered a therapy that could potentially cure the disease. they said they developed a form of gene therapy that turns the hiv protein against itself and ultimately stops it from replicating. researchers say they will start conducting trials on animals

this year. a new strain of the stomach bug is sweeping the globe and is now affecting people right here in the united states. cook's one researcher calls it to the furry of of viruses because of how quickly it spreads and is being blamed for 140 outbreaks in the united states since september. it causes bouts of of vomiting and diarrhea for a few days. there is no medicine that can cure the budget. you have to ride out all of the symptoms. -- cure the bug. you have to ride it out for a few days. >> we will

>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington" on your side. >> straight ahead, expect plenty of road closures to run the national mall today. thousands of people are expected for an event tied to the debate over abortion. >> we have some school delays and closures to tell you about. they will be scrolling at the top of the screen. but continue the storm watch coverage. we are back with adam caskey. >> every once in awhile we needed today. >> it will be a cold day, just like the past couple of days. and a little snow. 20 degrees in the district, 17 at dulles airport. widespread teens to kickstart

friday. afternoon snowfall expected, i should be similar to the less system in terms of what we are expecting. just another light coating of snow. the boy likely scenario, we need a 50% chance of about 1 inch -- the most likely scenario, we need a 50% chance of about 1 inch. it all depends on where a few heavier bands could set up. i think the best chance for that would be the mason-dixon line and also down in southern maryland. i think it will be close to one engine and affecting the evening drive home. that is why we have the winter weather advisory later today. we are a little above freezing by this weekend particularly on sunday. that is the forecast. let's go back to jamie. >> i am hearing from metro rail that they have a problem at plaza so expect delays if you

use the green or yellow line. 395, 66, nothing but a wonderful trip. here we come off of the beltway this looks good. across the 14th street bridge and into the capital, that has been quiet. we do have a report of a crash in the riverdale area on the southbound side of the washington-baltimore parkway after you pass the road but before you get to 410. >> 5:33 and we wanted to get to jimmy at the live desk. >> there is a plan that made it emergency landing. it caught on landing. >> this turkish airline was struck by lightning. we can take you to some video that we have it.

you can see what appears to be a fireball. that is because one of the engines caught on fire. 142 people were on board. the pilot quickly activated the fire extinguishing year. he declared emergency and asked everyone to put seatbelts on and landed the plane safely at an airport not too far from an istanbul. this is video you are seeing from inside the plane from a passenger who happen to be sitting next to the engine. the good news this morning as the plane landed safely and nobody was hurt. >> thank you jummy. we went to bring you some breaking news from northwest d.c. fifth and nicholson street. we know that one person has been shot and police sources are telling us that is a woman. that woman has now died. >> more of this breaking news

throughout the morning. as of now, one person dead. now we want to get to brianne carter. it will be a busy day for anyone to run the national mall. >> a big rally going on there to mark the anniversary of the landmark decision legalizing abortion. >> stage is set because the debate over abortion rights will be front and center here downtown today. thousands are expected to gather on the national mall starting at noon for the march for life rally. then they will march to the supreme court. today's demonstration coincides with the anniversary of the 1973 roe versus wade supreme court decision. thea pro abortion rights group will be out here starting at noon with signs and banners to hold a counter protest. all of this will cause a lot of

road closures. for a complete list, go to our web site wjla.com. >> it may take you a little bit longer to get around town using matra this weekend. a red line trains will be single tracking between farragut north and judiciary square. orange lines between west falls church and east falls church eaststadium and armory cheverly . more information on the weekend coming up. it is 5:36 and 19 degrees. >> up next, our cats fans about to go into a panic mode?

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the chance. just make your own audition tape. >> send a short video 10-15 seconds long or link to a youtube clip at wjla.com and make sure you ended by saying those magic words. we will actually share one of the videos we received and you can get ideas from that one. >> good morning, washington. my take is coming in. right now a delay on a metro rail. the green and yellow line, there is a switch problem. expect delays for everyone on the green and yellow line. but go up, too. let's get over to rush hour. we will pan out a little bit looking at the crash on 410 and near the bw parkway.

right in the intersection here. you can get through. light volume. this is a riverdale for 10 near the bw parkway. the volume with us. hey, virginia. just volume on the increase, too. no incidents reported from dumfries to the beltway. we like the forecast. adam caskey has the details. >> it is really cold outside. we have a little bit of snow. it is kind of an appetizer or a warm-up. that is about it. anyway we are disappointed because given the potential is very minimal. for those who do not like the snow, next week we warm well into the 50's by tuesday. 14 right now in aldie. frostburg representing 8 above.

widespread teens to start the day. 25 by lunchtime and mostly cloudy. 27 for the high temperature. anywhere from 2:00 until 4:00 we will see the light snow began. it will affect the evening drive home. it would not snow everywhere at the same time. was a little areas of snow develop and push through the washington area. that will affect the drive home. we are expecting a cotinga just like the last system. -- a coating.

>> welcome that. we want to go back to the lead desk. >> we have some news about the

white house, a departure from the assistant to the president. what is behind this? what we did not know yet. we do know that mike allen breaking this exclusive story. he is announcing later today he will be leaving the white house. according to politico, chris lew has been working with obama since he was a senator years ago. he has released a statement saying that chris has been a dedicated member of his team but after taking some time of the welcome back to the white house in a different role. we have no word on his plans to do that. back to you. >> that -- he was no match in

the australian open. he served a ticket out of melbourne winning easily in three sets. he will defend the title against he their andy murray or roger federer. >> the capitals continued to sputter out of the gate with a lopsided loss. >> before we get to the highlights, we would be remiss not mentioning what the capital said after the gain-- game. they admitted their performance was embarrassing and wilted under montreal's pressure. second. was a nightmare. -- second period was a nightmare. less than one minute to go, he works it himself. 2-0 montreal. four minutes later, a sick pass

and puts it in for the goal. they fall to 0-3. may be time to panic for just a bit. >> bathetic is probably a better term. their action is completely warranted, blowing us. we have to turn of the around and do it fast. -- booing us. we have to turn it around fast. >> members of what family will have to stay neutral. for the first time in super bowl history brothers will be facing off. john harbaugh will lead the ravens. >> family members say they will wear neutral color the clothing and they will not say where they will sit during the february 3 game. >> that will be interesting.

i love story lines like that. john gonzalez will be at the game for the big game. but for his reports next week. i think we all know who he is rooting for, right? >> coming up new at 6:00, why the washington nationals is getting a little bit crowded. >> it is working out without the work and getting results. >> the justice department is investigating possible contract readings by the general counsel. that is documents obtained by the associated press reveals right now. the general counsel's name is lisa gomer. >>he was told the justice deaprtment decided not to have a

criminal investigation by the inspector general told them the justice department is investigating. the investigation is ongoing. and to check on traffic and weather. >> chilly, chilly, chilly. >> the code is in the air. we even have faced a situation to talk about. i will not call it a storm, because it is nothing close to a storm. >> tuesday, wednesday, well into the 50's. i love sharing your photos from the snow yesterday. this is from stephanie kitchen. she is at the summit ready to slide down. we had just enough snow for the area kids yesterday. still some snow out there.

another cold morning a wide spread teens. we are used to it now. next week it will be noticeably warmer. quantico and frederick rose 17. orange, va. 12 degrees. a little glimpse of the sun this morning and that will be it. areas of snow from minnesota all the way down to kentucky. another week area of low pressure down basically over arkansas. they will bypass the washington area and clipped us later on today. it will come close enough to give us a brief head of light snow similar to what we had yesterday morning, in another light coating. by 2:00-4:00 i think we will see the first snowflakes around here. we do have a winter weather advisory, not as a result of the amount of snow but because of

the timing. it will effect the evening rush hour. here is a breakdown of the snow chances. the most likely scenario, a 60% chance between. to 5 inches and 1.5 inches. a 35 -- a 30% chance of 1.5 inches and 3 inches. otherwise ties into the week and climbing a little above freezing. 35 by sunday. it will be balmy. brick of the shorts. -- break out the shorts. >> but go up for metro rail commuters standing on the platforms a -- bundle up for metro waiting on the platforms. delays for green and yellow light to meet this morning.

we are ahead of the rush hour with newschopper 7. not finding anything in landover. we head out the beltway coming in from billy to the beltway. that is going fine. a little bit of a volume. once you get to urbana and hyattstown wide open. >> mark zuckerberg is playing a hand in political fund-raising for chris christie. >> tomato prices could go sky high if we follow for the looming tomato cliff. linda beelll joining us. she will explain it for us. >> i did not call it the tomato cliff, somebody else did. we all know about the fiscal cliff. get ready for the tomato cliff.

consumers could pay as much as twice for tomatoes. that could be in the neighborhood of $5 per pound. the agreement sets the price for imports to mexico. last september the commerce department issued a preliminary decision to end the agreement. at only does the mexican agreement oppose ending the deal but threatens to retaliate. the final decision is later this year. tomato lovers will want to keep an eye on that one. you mentioned a mark zuckerberg getting involved in politics. chris christie is seeking reelection in november. he said mark zuckerberg came up with the idea of posting a campaign fund-raiser at his home next month. they got to know each other during weeks of conversation before an announcement on oprah and 2010. he said he would donate $100,000

to public schools -- $100 million to public schools in new jersey. linda bell, abc 7 news. >> no word yet on if he has a batching fleas yet, right? >> not yet. -- matching fleece yet, rigth? >>mary jo wright has spent a decade prosecuting white-collar crime. she put away crime boss john gotti and got convictions in the world trade bombing. president obama said, you do not want to miss with mary jo. president obama had an unwelcome visitor while announcing the information. >> this guy is bothering me

here. >> secret service, take him down. >> this guy is bothering me. get out of here. >> it is 5:55 and 19 degrees outside. >> coming up, a look at what is hitting the big screen. arch campbell has a preview of quartets.

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>> and the movie hopes to make sweet music at the box office. >> arch campbell has a look at it. >> good morning. maggie smith does it again in herma new movie "quartet." it finds a retirement home for musicians in france where maggie smith comes to retire only to discover one of her many unhappy ex-husband in residence. an annual gala must save the place. can they talk her into performing?